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Vitro-porcelain

Flower Holder
ca. 1880 (made)
Artist/Maker
Sowerby Ellison Glassworks (manufacturer)
Sowerby, John George (designer)
Place of origin
Gateshead (made)

Flower holder, Britain (Gateshead-on-Tyne), possibly designed by J.G. Sowerby, made by Sowerby & Co., Ellison Glass Works, 1880-1900

Object details

Category
Glass
Object type
Flower holder
Titles
  • Vitro-porcelain (manufacturer's title)
  • Nursery rhyme (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Press-moulded glass
Brief description
Flower holder, Britain (Gateshead-on-Tyne), possibly designed by J.G. Sowerby, made by Sowerby & Co., Ellison Glass Works, 1880-1900
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.5cm
Styles
Victorian
Aesthetic Movement
Gallery label
The flower holder depicts the nursery rhyme character Little Bo Peep, the design possibly inspired by Walter Crane whose book 'The Baby's Bouquet' was used by Sowerby's as a source for several decorations. Sowerby's named their opaque glass 'Vitro-porcelain'. It was made in a nunmber of colours.
Production
Sowerby pattern bk.XI, (1882;p.3 no.1227)
Subject depicted
Little Bo Peep
Bibliographic reference
Cottle (1986;p.64). Lent to Gateshead for Sowerby Glass Exhibition, 1987
Other number
7686 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
CIRC.46-1970

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O6882/vitro-porcelain-flower-holder-sowerby-john-george/
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